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morning america." have a great frida >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington." on your side. >> all my members are hurting trying to heal from this process and wrap their heads around what happened. >> dozens of grieving police officers gave a final salute to a prince george's county officer killed in a crash. the second loss at the end of -- in under 2 months. >> get right to jackie. good morning. >> good morning. a little thunder. a lot of lightning to go along with the storms as well. the good news is a large majority of that is over with. doppler radar showing one little spotty shower there in southern
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and arundel county -- anne arundel county. lingering showers because a cold front has not passed to our west. we think for the most part it will clear up by the afternoon. morning clouds and maybe a shower. a few clouds by the afternoon. a gorgeous weekend ahead. things look very good. 64 today. 70's this afternoon. let's check on traffic. >> good morning, everyone. not starting off a lively but the rain last night. a lot of standing water. accident on the beltway. i want to show you a live view of what we were dealing with moments ago. on connecticut avenue. north of the beltway, just north of beach drive near flight --
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franklin street. strain -- standing water has a street completely shut down. you can see cars were coming through not expecting the standing water there. be prepared as you head out this morning. you may encounter a situation like this one on connecticut avenue near franklin street. southbound just now reopening. dealing with incidents on the beltway now. overnight crash on the inner loop near 355 wisconsin ave. still blocking two right lanes. a second tractor-trailer right behind the first one -- this incident just occurred. expect possible lane closures. maybe even a complete shutdown. we will keep you posted in our next report. back to the news desk. >> the search for answers continue this morning into what led to a crash they kill the bill d.c. county police officer. he was off-duty when his vehicle
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collided with a vehicle. how colleagues and strangers paid tribute to the fallen officer. >> some problems with that story right there. we will get right back to live in a little bit. more about officer. kevin bowden's death c after another prince george's county police officer was killed in a crash. he lost control of his cruiser as he chased a pair of suspects accused in a theft. two men face felony charges in that incident. >> new this morning, military officials in yemen say millet -- suicide bombers killed nine soldiers. nobody is taking responsibility for the attack. >> it is i try to figure out what led to a scary situation at an arlington shopping mall -- arlington investigators are trying to figure out what led to
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a scary situation at arlington shopping mall. a molotov cocktail chatter but did not ignite. >> i looked over and saw black stuff on the floor. i thought maybe pieces of itself, but then i realized security was down there talking to them and police started coming in. i figured it was something else. three other bottles were found nearby. the mall was evacuated for several hours. no one was hurt fe. >> 18 days now until the election. president obama continued to court virginia voters. he was big at george mason university this morning -- he will speak at christmas universe it this morning. i was opening -- hopinhg the president would bring joe biden because he will laugh at anything. >> mitt is his middle name.
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i wish i could use my middle name. >> the president's middle name is hussein. mitt romney's money made running mate and him will be campaigning in florida today. we cannot hear a abc 7 at 9:00 an interview with the first lady. afternoon, she will be in wisconsin. >> bridge to oppose a senate candidates will be in north vote today after facing off in the final debate. tim kaine and george allen clashed over pending dispensed cuts tax policy and the need for bipartisanship and the senate. polls shows kaine with a narrow lead. >> today is the last day that d.c. residents can register to vote. that is that one judiciary square on fourth street nw.
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sweet 250 -- suite 250 north. >> and much colder winter could be on the way. >> let's take a morning to ellen in the office room. >> good morning. are you sick of its automated telemarketing calls to your house or cell phone? these calls are not only illegal but they are annoying. the federal trade commission wants your help. they are holding a contest to bring ideas to the table on how to stop them. you can go to challenge.gove. the price is $50,000 as well as bragging rights. 25 years ago today, it was black monday on wall street. the worst one the stock market crash in history at the time. 23% plunge in the dow. it's a more than a year to restore all the stock market value raised that day.
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since then, measures have been put in place to prevent something from happening like that again. old man winter will pack quite a punch. this winter will be colder than last. what does that mean? heating and natural gas may go up. heating bills may go up as well. i will have that and more coming up and to the next hour. >> looking for to it. thank you very much. 4:37 right now. >> still to come, learn where you can go to take part in a free cancer screening. likes more work for metro and how it could delay your tr
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>>time is 4:40. >> good morning. a few showers still lingering out there. that will be the case over the next several hours. before we start to clear things out. doppler radar shows a couple of sprinkles towards baltimore bowie are doing ok in the metro. chance of showers laundering through maybe a 11:00, 12:00 today. how much rain did we get?
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for tens of an inch at dulles. a trace at reagan national. frederick at three-quarters of an inch. temperatures, very mild. in the 60's for the most part. our forecast for today -- klaus this morning. a few lingering showers and sunshine on the increase throughout the afternoon. amount day with highs between 68 and 75 degrees. we can forecast in a bid. first, traffic with angela. >> thank you. good morning. a lot of trouble spots in montgomery county. a lot of rain fell. a lot of flooding and a tractor- trailer accident that occurred overnight on the beltway. still dealing with that if you're traveling on the inner loop of the beltway. just before wisconsin ave. 355. live here at river road. blocking a couple of claims. only one right lane is open.
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the second tractor-trailer the hon the first one. maryland state police still have the lane open. looking at heavy traffic on the beltway around old georgetown road heading to 355. the major trouble spots in virginia. live look at springfield. still have that flooding on connecticut avenue northbound remains shut down. dear frank hinchey -- near franklin street. we will keep you posted. back to the knees. >> thank you so much. give yourself extra time to get around this weekend. the red line train will not run between grosvenor and friendship heights this weekend. orange not run between east and west falls church from 10:00 tonight and the closing on sunday. there will be shuttle buses. green line trains will single track between rebel the polis park -- and college park --
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greenbelt and colors parker >> a free cancer screening from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at george washington university. 22nd and i streets. nobody spends screenings as well as prostate exams and mammograms. -- full body screenings as well as prostate exams and mammograms. >> we will donate $1 to fund breast cancer research. you can share that with your friends. spread the word and help support the lifesaving call. >> 4:43 62 degrees. >> a different kind of political
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vehicle was involved in a crash at and branch avenue in clinton. in august, an officer died after losing control of his cruiser. that happened on 95. a man is under arrest right now accused of throwing a molotov cocktail into the food court at the ballston mall. the mall was not evacuated yesterday afternoon while authorities conducted a sweep. authorities do not think it was an act of terrorism. the presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail today. president obama in fairfax at george mason university. mitt romney and paul ryan will hold a rally in florida. >> another man charge in connection with the south capitol street shootings is sentenced -- scheduled to be sentenced. 25 years in prison for his role of the did the shooting that killed 5 in se d.c.
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he is that the fight against five other men at the start with this -- in connection with the shootings. closing arguments are expected today in the assault trial of two police officers charged with beating an unarmed university of maryland student. a judge in the case was once married to an ex-pgc officer who was convicted of using excessive force in an unrelated case. the judge determined the trial could go on. she said she can be fair and impartial. >> howard county police are searching for a man who secretly videotaped two women in their condo at ellicott city. the women recently found the hearing -- hidden cameras. police found images of the suspect on the video that was taken as he was setting up the camera. police say it was first set up in june in one of the bedrooms. over the next few months, he re- entered the condo several times. there are no signs of forced
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entry. if you recognize this man police want to hear from you. >> 4:49. more of politics takes an extreme twist in fairfax county. >> he may have a political sign in your front yard with a simple act has turned ugly in one neighborhood in springfield. >> the five of lot of rolling what in springfield, virginia is a bipartisan case study in political ingenuity. >> anybody as allow to have a big sign. >> a few weeks ago, he had his obama sideswiped. she made her own. >> obama? yes. baiden? yes. caution tape. my no trespassing sign. my security camera sign to let people know i'm watching you. >> only a few houses away --
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eric schaeffer and shares a similar tale but from the other side of the aisle. in august, a car pulled into his driveway. >> they got out and took the sign away. >> this by her republican replaces mitt romney saying -- this die hard replaced his mitt romney sign. >> he is a retired electrical technician. specialty, installing cameras. when the thieves struck during rush hour, he captured it on video. >> i can catch them every time from now on. >> neither sign stealing case was solved but the victims did not let a crime halt their political will. >> you can take my sib cannot take my free speech. -- take my sign but you cannot take my free speech. >> she likes of this saying because it is homemade. >> mr. shipper prefers his sign
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thunderstorms last night? a few lingering rainshowers. one in southern anne arundel county. a little action of towards baltimore. nothing stronger severe at this time. showers cuddling her a little bit. through the next couple of hours -- showers could linger a little bit through the next couple of hours. mild with temperatures in the 50's. 66 at reagan national. our forecast for today -- morning clouds and a lingering shower. sunshine by late afternoon. hawaii between 68 and 75 degrees. -- high between 68 and 75 degrees. if he would like to follow me on twitter, you can follow me there. or at facebook. a lot of stuff gone on this weekend. i will tell you how you can do the best viewing for the media
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shower -- meteor shower. >> good morning. a lot going on. the district is quiet. montgomery county maryland is where we have our trouble spot. tractor-trailer accidents. the second one on the inner loop as you approach 355. wisconsin ave. the police have now shut down the inner loop of the beltway. you can see traffic standing at old georgetown road on the inner loop. you may want to get off at the 270 spur. we do not know when these plans will reopen. a tractor-trailer overnight, the second one just occurred. about 30 minutes ago. we're also dealing with this morning standing water especially in montgomery county. reports of flooding on norbeck roaxd in rock creek park in rockville.
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northbound lanes probably still shut down was standing water at franklin street. back to the news. >> thank you. if you want to do a movie night this week and is good for you. >> plenty of namibia's hitting the theater, including the film based on the book -- plenty of good dilms hitting the theater including the film based on the book, "aex cross." a disabled man reliant on an ira long ceased as a sell some of his deepest -- iron lung wants to find his deepest desires. a five year old mystery begins to unravel when a strange family moves into an otherwise quiet neighborhood. all the horror surrounds a little boy with a very dark side.
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paranormal activity for is rated r. earlier this month, we told you rosie o'donnell want to buy a new home. for the honey boo boo family. >> they said they do not need a new home but could use money for renovation. >> she said she will turn a home improvement to a christmas special called rosie o'donnell and honey boo boo's renovation. anything for ratings. do not expect uma thurman's daughter to find her name on a key chain. >> we're just learned her name. we could not fit it on our right of the graphics. because it is quite long. they do have a nickname for her
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